Rush Moving Pictures Vinyl LP 1981 UK 1st Press Masterdisk RL Bob Ludwig EX/VG
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RUSH – MOVING PICTURES (1981)
**Original UK 1st Pressing — The Definitive Double-Sided Bob Ludwig "RL" Masterdisk Profile**
**Catalog Number:** Mercury 6337 160 / SRM-1-4013
**Country of Manufacture:** Made in England (Pressed by PRS Ltd., Walthamstow)
**Release Year:** 1981
## 🔒 AN ARCHIVAL TIME-CAPSULE FIND: UNPLAYED FOR OVER 40 YEARS
This copy is a genuine, pristine survivor. It has sat safely stored away and completely untouched in a smoke-free home for over four decades. It has not been placed on a turntable or exposed to a stylus since the early 1980s, preserving the fragile, archival groove structures exactly as they left the factory floor.
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## 💿 THE AUDIOPHILE PROVENANCE (WHY THIS PRESSING IS LEGENDARY)
This is the holy grail crossover variant highly tracked by vinyl collectors worldwide.
Instead of using duller local UK re-cuts, the British factory directly utilized the hard-hitting, highly dynamic original US master lacquers cut by legendary mastering engineer **Bob Ludwig** at **Masterdisk, New York**. The plant stamped native UK tracking identifiers directly over the imported American metalwork.
You get the absolute best of both worlds: the pristine playing surface of premium 1980s British vinyl engineering matched with the maximum dynamic punch, thunderous bass lines, and crystalline separation of the original definitive "RL" master tape transfer.
### Verified Deadwax Matrix Runouts:
* **Side 1 (Stamped):** 6337 160 1Y // 2 ▽ EMD
* **Side 1 (Hand-Etched):** SRM-1-4013-AS-INT-2 | MASTERDISK (Stamped) | RL (Hand-Etched)
* **Side 2 (Stamped):** 6337 160 2Y // 1 ▽ EMD
* **Side 2 (Hand-Etched):** SRM-1-4013-BS-INT-2 | MASTERDISK (Stamped) | RL (Hand-Etched)
## 📊 TRACK LISTING
### Side 1
1. Tom Sawyer (4:33)
2. Red Barchetta (6:07)
3. YYZ (4:23)
4. Limelight (4:18)
### Side 2
1. The Camera Eye (10:55)
2. Witch Hunt (Part III of Fear) (4:43)
3. Vital Signs (4:45)
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## 🔍 STATED CONDITION & VISUAL GRADING
*Please note: In order to maintain its pristine, untouched status, this record has NOT been play-tested. It has been strictly, conservatively graded via rigorous visual inspection under direct, bright halogen lighting.*
* **Vinyl Grading (Visual Only):Excellent (EX). Visual Profile:The vinyl surface is exceptionally clean, retaining its full, radiant factory mirror-gloss. Shows no deep marks or fingernail feelable scratches—just beautiful, untarnished vinyl.
* **Sleeve Grading:** VG
Cover Details:** Outer sleeve is structurally intact though as per pictures, natural to its age does show signs of wear as per pictures.
* **Inner Sleeve:** NOT INCLUDEDPlease note the original printed paper lyric sleeve is missing and has been replaced by standard white plain insert.
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